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If sport's the solution then what's the problem? The social significance of sport in the moral governing of ‘good’ and ‘healthy’ citizens in Sweden, 1922–1998

Malin ÖsterlindDepartment of Education, Umeå University, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jan WrightFaculty of Education, University of Wollongong, Australia
Pages 973-990 | Published online: 28 Sep 2012

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